Official Texans vs. Titans Game Thread, 11/30/2014

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is downed in the end zone, touchback. Titans will have the ball at their 20.

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McCluster caught for a loss 1.

Pass to Wright goes for a big gainer, 34 yards. Ball at the Texan 46.

McCluster spins for 6.

Pass to Hagan broken up, inc. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to Washington gets 16 and the 1st down.

Pass to Washington gets 8.

Locker's pass over everyone inc but holding on the Texans = 5 yards and an auto 1st down. Ball at the Texan 17.

INT by Bouye! Returns it all the way to the Titan 30 yard line! Texan's ball!

[Arky]

Savage in at QB.

Grimes for 10, 1st down.

Grimes caught for a loss of 4. Flag on the Texans for illegal formation, declined, makes it 2nd and 14.

Grimes for 3.

Grimes for a loss of 2. Texans will go for the FG.

Bullock's 43-yarder is no good.

Score remains:

Texans 45, Titans 14

3:22 left in the game.

[Arky]

Titans ball at their 34.

Sankey for 4.

Sankey for 7.

Sankey for 12. Ball at the Texan 43.

2 minute warning.

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Sankey for 3.

Locker's pass is picked by Hal but flag on Mercilus for roughing the passer, 15 yards and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 25.

Lockers hits Washington in the end zone for the TD.

Texans 45, Titans 21

1:06 left in the game.

[Arky]

Poochy kickoff is downed by Manning at the Texan 32.

Texans kneeling it.

Final score:

Texans 45, Titans 21

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Offense, where have you been? Nice game by Fitz....

[Keith]

Titans were flat from the start. Whisenhunt clearly outcoached in this one too. Not sure what he and his coordinators were thinking on either side of the ball today.

Final was 45-21, but easily could have been 55-7.

Andre Johnson has meant so much to the franchise, but he is not the player he once was. He was figuratively handing over the torch to DeAndre Hopkins even before literally handing over that fumble to McCourty. Is old age catching up to him, or does he just lack the desire he once had to play for this team?

J.J. Watt is pretty much fouled on every snap. How he doesn't draw more holding calls is a total mystery to me. And yet Watt still shows up to post some meaningful stats every game.

Tight end is a definite need this coming offseason. CJF may improve, but Garrett Graham (who must've been hurt today) isn't a fit for this offense, and Brian Griffin just seems to be lacking.

Nice vet play from Fitzy today. He was smart with the football and took a couple chances, too. Whisenhunt challenged him to beat him with the pass come hell or high water, and Fitz put up 6 TDs.

Oh and Kendall Wright can GTFO with his selfie TD celebration in a blowout.

[nunusguy]

With the exception of that one nice catch in the EZ, I thought Andre was rather indifferent about competing in todays contest. Maybe his feelings are hurt because he's no longer the #1 WR ? Well even though Hopkins seems to have passed him they are still paying Andre like 10 times Hopkins money this year. Even more now it looks like a bad idea to have kept him on the payroll this year at his scale.
But Hopkins and Fitz both had career days todays and it was an easy win for the Texans, but the Titans are really beat up so don't know how much it really means ?

[Arky]

Early line has the Texans as a 4 pt favorite @ Jax..... A little high, I think, since the Jags beat the NYG's today... Would be 10 pts here in Houston....